wedding planning

24 Jul

In which I admit myself bested by the sheer quantity of minutiae that need attending to for a six hour party in August.

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Write first batch of thank you notes
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DAY OF, ALEX: Bottle kosher wine, flimsy glass to break, ketubah, honeymoon papers and passport, rings, party favors, programs, pictures in frames
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DAY OF, DEBBIE: Porcelain goblets from Mom and Dad, bathroom basket, cameras, tissues, cake topper, yarmulkes
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Rehearsal Dinner: Gifts, instructions
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Friday, florist: (1) Box or basket for gifts? (2) Actually 7 cocktail tables outside. (3) Bring him candles, afterall. (4) No outside runner, changed mind again. (5) Ribbons
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Thursday night/Friday morning: Pack for honeymoon
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Thursday: Ketubah – pick up
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Thursday 8/25: Hair cut Parlor, Wednesday 8/17, 5:15 PM Friday 8/19 5:45 PM 4:45PM
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Thursday: Blue ribbon, for bouquets. (Will be ready Thursday 8/25)
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Thursday: Get necklace & ring polished.
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Wednesday or Thursday: Bring SanDisk with pictures to photo place
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Wednesday: Re-scan Alex baby picture, his parents wedding picture
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Email/Call Ketubah signers, witnesses, civil witnesses with when and where
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Wednesday: Pick up favors, open until 8 PM
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Get white sandals polished. (Pick up Monday 8/22)
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Gifts for 2? hotel guests
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Basket for bathroom (Sewing kit, bandaids)
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Send email to friends with a schedule of sorts
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Meet with Rabbi again
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Manor: Do they provide challah? (Yes.) Do they know which back-up room will be available for us? (Speak to Jim when he gets back on 22nd.) Are the flowers on the arches permanent? (Yes.) Microphone? (They provide.) Do they provide a person to hand out programs? (No.) Or a table? (Not sure.) How many tables are at the cocktail hour? (Eight.) Outside ones, how many? Insurance certificates – necc. if vendor has worked there before? Centerpieces – truly can’t arrive before 1.5 hours? Even if we are the first event of the day?
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Manor instructions: card table flowers to regular tables, specific cake topper
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Print place cards
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Add local transportation information to website
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Get Rehearsal Dinner Bag together: Gifts, gifts, cohibas :)
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Finish seating arrangements. (Check!) Let florist know final # of tables. (15 plus Head)
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Florist: Chuppah decorations, can he bring insurance certificate with him, final table count, runner anyway
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Dad’s tallis to florist
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Return 1st dress rehearsal dress.
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Martine’s Chocolates http://www.martineschocolates.com/ Eiffel tower; pick up Monday 8/15, they are open 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM, 6th Floor, Bloomingdales http://www.martineschocolates.com/creations/theme_eiffel_tower_small.jpg
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Extra dress rehearsal invitation for Aunt M. with direction card
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Get programs cut.
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Resolve bridesmaid dress issue, 8/13 5:30 PM appt. Pick up S’s, too.
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Pick up engagement pictures
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Get marriage license 8/12 8/13 3:30 PM
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Print programs
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Return/exchange PrintIcon paper. Too thick. Buy more.
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Florist, last questions: how will bouquets look?, fuller centerpieces? Does he have an insurance certificate he can present? # Tables at cocktail hour. Make sure he knows to prepare a throw-away bouquet.
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BAND! Order of toasts, choice of songs, do not play list, last song
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Get rings engraved 8/10
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Call Hairdresser – review details
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Crest white-strips, of course
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Gift tags
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Order favors – 10 days before we’d like to pick them up 8/8? Should see another finised sample, need ribbon?
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Stop looking longingly in the direction of Vegas
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Chase down friends who have not responded.
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Call florist – find out if we are paying $$$ for samples or just looking
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Vodka bar? Find out price.
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Figure out why site breaks when font is enlarged I think it is safe enough to say that this is probably not going to happen before the wedding.
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Florist, samples: Sat 7/23 11 AM Sat Aug 6th 11 AM. Ask: height of chuppah, 100’ runner if inside.
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Dress rehearsal dress.
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Dance Lesson, 6 PM Thurs 8/4
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Engagement photo shoot: Wed 7/13 7PM rescheduled for Wed 7/27 7PM Wed 8/4 6:30PM or Fri 8/6 5PM.
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Try on dress one more effin time.
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Picture frames
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Picture from each parents wedding
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Printed materials: Order 100 lb cougar smooth cards from PrintIcon on 18th Street. (1) Place cards, (2) gift tags, (3) programs
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Band contact person – call again
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Picture of baby Alex, er, and Deb for card table…
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Choose cake, choose menu; Brunch Sunday 7/17 11:30 AM 7/24 12:30 PM
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Buy veil
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Find hair/makeup person who doesn’t scare you – Appt. 7/16 10:30 AM
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Wedding rings - this Sunday, June 19th AM Bring in Russian Reinforcements :)
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Scan in “hora” icon
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Disposable cameras: This one or that one.
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Invitations: Send out Tuesday, June 21st
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Make manicure/pedicure appointment for day before, ask Nicky for suggestions?
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Arrange time to print envelopes w/Dad OR KINKOS. Or just do it.
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Dress fitting #3 – Monday, June 20th, 7PM
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Order ketubah
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Buy more thank you notes
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This sounds ridiculous but I need a dress for after the wedding.
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Choose hotel/make reservation for night of wedding
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Buy bridesmaids gifts
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Dress fitting 2, June 3rd
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Not beat him over the head if he doesn’t get it. How great is our florist?! We love our florist!
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Recommunicate preferences to florist, June 4th
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Call Bloomingdales, Crate & Barrel about MIA gift?
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Arrange for transport for NYC crew
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Confirm that hotel 2 has room hold in place
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Beg Alex to take you to Tiffany’s and show him the overpriced earrings that would look lovely with your dress, and not hint or anything, at all
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Dress fitting 1 – May 9th
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Sydney thank you note
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Some person who you don’t know that gave your mom money, thank you note
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Li-lac Chocolates: favor samples
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Glutton for punishment? Back to Orchard St. for a different one?
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Shop for shoes, no biggie or anything but need for Monday
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Buy book about thank you notes because yours really suck and you’re supposed to be a writer. Tsk tsk.
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Brian/Katy address correction
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Fran thank you note
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Diana thank you note
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Rob bank